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  • doingitanyway
    doingitanyway Posts: 10,546 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Mortgage-free Glee!
    Glad you enjoyed your river cruise and sewing the tags on is a lovely thing to do for your GC
    If you have built castles in the air, your work should not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them

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  • Sunshine_girl2
    Sunshine_girl2 Posts: 3,195 Forumite
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    Pleased to say the sewing is done for another year. Tomorrow and Tuesday work , then I am off on leave again until the 1st September . Haven't been far today just to HB  for a few things , the rest of the day I have been ironing , batch cooking and getting sorted for the week. 
    Life is an adventure, never stop exploring.

  • Sun_Addict
    Sun_Addict Posts: 24,778 Forumite
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    I can remember buying the custom made sew in name tapes from Good Housekeeping magazine when mine were little. What a laborious job that was 😆

    I only have 3 days to do next week, 4 days the following week then we are off to Ibiza 😎

    I get knocked down but I get up again (Chumbawamba, Tubthumping)
  • Sunshine_girl2
    Sunshine_girl2 Posts: 3,195 Forumite
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    I can remember buying the custom made sew in name tapes from Good Housekeeping magazine when mine were little. What a laborious job that was 😆

    I only have 3 days to do next week, 4 days the following week then we are off to Ibiza 😎

    You can get the iron on ones , but I'm  fashioned and prefer to sew them in. Not long until a visit to Cafe Mambo. 
    Life is an adventure, never stop exploring.

  • jwil
    jwil Posts: 22,810 Forumite
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    I buy the stickers, they are great and last well (plus can be used on shoes, bottles and lunchboxes too). Too lazy for ironing or sewing in here :D 
    "Good financial planning is about not spending money on things that add no value to your life in order to have more money for the things that do". Eoin McGee
  • BalanceBy50
    BalanceBy50 Posts: 499 Forumite
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    I just use a marker pen! So think I am the laziest! Your river cruise sounded lovely & I just love how invested you in your children’s/grandchildren’s lives! They are very lucky 💕 x
  • satchmo1
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    I used to get labels that said     D Surname P       So I could tuck one end or the other under - two children's labels sorted for the price of one
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  • Sunshine_girl2
    Sunshine_girl2 Posts: 3,195 Forumite
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    satchmo1 said:
    I used to get labels that said     D Surname P       So I could tuck one end or the other under - two children's labels sorted for the price of one
    That’s a good tip , thank you . 
    Life is an adventure, never stop exploring.

  • milann
    milann Posts: 11,582 Forumite
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    I just used to use the surname on my label and just sewed them in everything and it didn’t matter if items were handed down….although with a boy and a girl not much was passed between them.
    The river cruise sounds lovely. I do love a boat trip 😁
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  • Sunshine_girl2
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    Have had a good week just gone by in some respects, but had to resort to going to the doctors again , and am now having a scan quite soon to see if that gives a clue to my problem. Also needed blood tests but no appts available until mid September! 
    The DGC had a good day on Wednesday we went to an outdoor area that has a few bridges to go over , we watched a movie outside for free whilst eating our packed lunch. I ventured to the next county on Friday and had a ride out and lunch which was lovely as it is semi rural where she lives . Yesterday I was at the big shopping centre very early and got a new iPad . The tech fund is now empty so we start again next month. 
    Today I have been de cluttering and will be going to the top in the morning , also have a charity bag and a few items on Vinted , two have sold so they are now on their way to new owners . 
    About to have a Sunday dinner now and watch a film. 
    Life is an adventure, never stop exploring.

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